Obituaries

Therese ‘Terry’ Pounds (Joiner): 1927-2024

Therese “Terry” Pounds (Joiner), 97, of Montclair, NJ died peacefully surrounded by family at Mountainside Hospital on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, cousin and friend, Terry was born a ‘survivor,’ having lost her mother who died soon after her birth in 1927 in New York City. She subsequently lived all over the world as a self-described “army brat” after her father, Colonel Talley Dosier Joiner, remarried and reclaimed “his little Therese” from her aunts who raised her until she was six. After graduating from Columbia High School in Maplewood, NJ, Terry briefly attended college at Trinity, DC, then decided to go to Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School in NJ. The skills she learned there served her well at her first secretarial jobs in Manhattan, then later at Montclair Kimberly Academy in Montclair where she worked for almost twenty years in the Office of External Affairs. She was proud of her mastery of the rules of English grammar, and many relied on her to proofread their letters. After the death of her husband in 1978, Terry set up a Montclair chapter of THEOS, a nationwide non-denominational support group for widowed men and women. She ran the group for approximately ten years and created friendships from that work that lasted until her death. She was also involved with the Friends of Barnet and the Montclair Fine Arts Festival.

Terry was predeceased in death by her husband, Donald Pounds, her son Richard, her beloved companions, Arthur Jones and Fred Berinato, and her sisters Lucy and Claire. She is survived by her son Donald Pounds and his companion Patrice Holtzer, daughter Mary Pounds Sisler, daughter-in-law Bette Pounds, sons James Pounds (Bethany) and Thomas Pounds (Liljana), daughter Virginia Pounds, sons Michael Pounds (Catherine) and John Pounds. She was the proud grandmother of sixteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren: Katy, Austin, Colleen, Connor, Jordan, Jason, Jeremy, Natalie, Anika, Evan, Noah, Ben, Eli, Max, Harper and Nolan; Scarlett, Emma, Carson, Peyton and Wesley. She is also survived by a large extended family and countless friends.

Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, November 9 at 10 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 30 N. Fullerton Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042, followed by interment of ashes at Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Upper Montclair.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Terry’s name to The Release Recovery Foundation at: https://donate.hakuapp.com/donations/new?fundraising_effort=in-loving-memory-of-therese-terry-pounds.

Jeanette L. Lentz

11/26/1941 - 09/06/2024

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Obituary For Jeanette L. Lentz

Jeanette L. Lentz, 82, of Oregon, and formerly of Curtice, Ohio, passed away at Mercy-St. Charles Hospital, on Friday, September 6, 2024, after a lingering illness. She was born in Toledo, Ohio, on November 26, 1941, to Harry and Thelma “Betty” (Carr) Reuss and spent most of her life in Ottawa County. She was a 1959 graduate of Oak Harbor High School where she played softball and was a cheerleader. While in high school, she met Gerald W. Lentz and on February 13, 1960, they married in Bono, Ohio.

Jeanette was a school bus driver for the Genoa Area Local Schools for 22 years, retiring in 2000, a job she truly enjoyed. Sports were a special part of her life, not only for her in high school, but watching and rooting on her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She never missed her sons, granddaughter or great-granddaughters’ events, with Gerald by her side. Jeanette enjoyed playing card games and dominos with friends and family. She was very competitive and never wanted to lose a game. She square danced for many years with Gerald and they were members of the Western Square Dancing Club.

Jeanette is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Gerald, son, Michael G. (Jane) Lentz, granddaughter, Jillian (Chris) Brandt, great grandchildren, Emma & Adalynn Brandt and brother, William (Gayle) Reuss. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry & Betty Reuss son, Daniel J. Lentz, and brother, John Reuss.

Services will be private. Those wishing to make a contribution in her name are asked to consider St. John Lutheran Church, Williston, Ohio. Online condolences may be shared at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com. The Robinson-Walker Funeral Home of Genoa, Ohio is assisting with arrangements.

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